Articles tagged #mental-health

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That health is mental

Apr 09, 2025
11 min #mental-health

Disclaimer:

Trigger warning: depression, talk of suicide.

It’s been a while since I wrote a mental health piece — but I think it’s important to occasionally stop, take a breather, and think about how we feel.

So.

deep breath

I’m okay, I think? Just a little restless.

A bit of personal context

For those keeping score, I went through major life events in 2023 — a divorce, a move, and the news that I might need a second round of jaw surgery.

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Happy stay with us day

Sep 10, 2014
8 min #mental-health

I didn’t really know what to do for “World Suicide Prevention Day 2014”.

First off, I didn’t know it existed at all. Like, c’mon, know your audience, if you have a party like that, I want in!

Second, it’s a terrible name: I hereby propose “stay with us day” in place. Nevermind the “world” part because, hey, we’re on the internet, the “suicide” part because, well, avoiding that is just the very start of a long uphill battle, and let’s keep the “day” part because, honest, if we can attract people’s attention for even a single day per year, it’ll be nothing short of a miracle.

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